Caravanning basics - The Aqua Roll

[@danielhendry8376]

Watching all these videos in preparation for buying our first caravan.

[@RiggersUK]

The idea of attaching a hose connector to one end is pure genius. I have a piece of short hose with a connector but hardly ever use it as I always assume I’ll get to the tap and find I’ll need the push on thing. Also putting the power cable in the top gets you another massive thumbs up. Thanks Dan.

[@marksmith383]

Thanks for another excellent lesson Dan, we have just bought our first caravan and are going away the beginning of December and both feel slightly anxious. Your video's are simple to understand yet comprehensive so please keep them coming..

[@anthearichardson1697]

When we got our first caravan in 2011 (having changed from a motorhome) we had trouble with the pump running intermittently. On enquiring with our dealer we were told it was because the pump was coiling upwards in the Aquaroll. They suggested attaching a bag of marbles to the tube of the pump to weight it down, so that’s what we did. I made a small bag from an old net curtain, filled it with marbles, and attached it with cotton tape. It does the job, and is still going strong. Good tip about the mains adapter float. Thanks Dan. We’re just about to embark on a trip where we’ll be on a serviced pitch, so will give it a go. I’ve also bought a “tap splitter” (recently featured in the CAMC magazine, and widely available in DIY and garden stores) to enable me to draw off jugs of fresh drinking water whilst the Aquaroll is still attached. Looking forward to seeing how that works.

[@pegleggz]

Ah marbles! You've answered my queries. Brilliant 👍

[@peterlane1510]

A tip i picked up was to spray the seals on the caravan hose plug with silicone spray. Makes it so easy to plug in & remove.

[@phylljaydreamers3702]

Always great tips Dan for all the Newbies out there, wish you had been around when we started 45 years ago but things seemed simpler then! 😉

[@TheADG001]

One to I picked up from Caravan Finder which makes complete sense is to put your initials on both the aquaroll and wastemaster in permanent marker. Reduces the risk of them growing legs and wandering off!!

[@johncooke2739]

Thanks for another good video Dan. Dare I say that I learnt something from it? Yes the use of a marking point on the service pitch hose. Excellent idea! Thanks Dan!

[@simonworsley8551]

When the Aquaroll is in storage, cut up a pair of tights and secure over the opening with a elastic band. This stops anything getting in the Aquaroll and also lets it breathe.

[@dianegregory6562]

We are in the process of looking at caravans with a view to buying one next year. We have been out of caravanning for about 8 years. We have realised how vans have come on. You reviews and information have been brilliant. One we would love to see is car van weight matches. Keep doing what you do.

[@CononBarrett]

Great tips, I’ve watched loads of your videos over and over, I’m a newbie and I’m taking my Bailey Olympus out to a site tomorrow for the very first time, I’m very excited, can’t wait, and I’m going to bing watch your vids again before I go 🤣😉👍

[@alanleipet5127]

Conon Barrett enjoy your trip

[@TheTrudgians]

Ahh, fantastic - enjoy your trip and let us know how you got on. Take care

[@victorkent768]

You won't go wrong watching Dans Vlog. Still my fav make sure you have a nice shiny ball. And the loo paper one

[@raymondporter2094]

Victor Kent j

[@RiggersUK]

Another top rip is to carry your aqua roll, mains cable and wastemaster in the car. That’s because a) these are some of the heaviest items on your van so this is a great way to ease payload usage leaving more room for clothes and other personal items and b) when you arrive on site these are the first 3 things you need so it’s much better not to have to go rummaging around inside the van lifting beds or opening cupboards etc to get to them and c) when you arrive home simply put them back in the doorway or isle of your caravan ready to go back into your car when you leave again. No need to put them in the shower potentially bashing against the doors whilst driving or having to squeezing them into other awkward places.

[@ForTheLoveOfCaravans]

I fill the Aqua roll on it's side. Saves lifting it to turn it over again and taking the handle off. I have several hoses with different attachments for any type of tap too. Cheers for the video. Ian...

[@AndySheppard70]

Yep same here.

[@pegleggz]

Excellent idea. Especially if you're not good at moving weights! 👍

[@twawesties8666]

Only tip I have is don’t be tempted by the cheaper 50 litre version (sold by a well known cheap supermarket). I was and the handle broke on its first outing. Water is heavy and the plastic connectors were not up to the job. I now have the Aqua roll. Good vd as usual, thanks.

[@britsd6397]

Hi Dan, great video as usual. What I do is lay two down and connect them end to end, that way you get 80 litres on tap. It also means you can keep the primary aquaroll in place and able to keep the pump in place and just fill the spare. Using flow stop connectors you can isolate the second one to fill. Not forgetting to loosen the second screw lid or a vacuum builds up and they wont equalise.

[@CaravanVlogger]

Always amazes me we can all learn more about caravan basics even if we’ve been at it for years. Great vlog good to see how others use the basics. Thanks for sharing Graham

[@davidharvey8812]

Love this channel! Thanks for the content 😊

[@shaunfrench7310]

Interesting about the pump tube. I had to fix a coat hanger wire to ours to make it go to the bottom of the tank. Thanks for the info 👍

[@paulpringle8263]

Hi Dan very sound information.i have a tip re Aqua rolls.staying on a site in the the south west a couple of years ago a couple had a aqua roll stolen along with the pump by some low life’s who must have been staying on the site. Had a think about this and decided to paint the handle of the aqua roll with some bright paint along with the wastmaster & top of the pump. Also engraved all 3 with my post code house number and initials with a dremel multi tool. This may not stop them being stolen/borrowed by the low life’s but a quick walk round the site you might be able to find them and politely ask for them back 🤔

[@frankwbeveridge]

Hi Paul, by engraving your post code AND house number the "low life" now has your exact home address and can now burgle your house whilst you sit admire your handiwork. Just a thought.

[@paulpringle8263]

@@frankwbeveridge fair point house number now erased

[@maryaustria3927]

When you doing one of your holiday videos

[@simonbaxter8585]

Same goes for setting "home" on SatNavs / Google Maps etc. We set a local care home instead, and get a smile as we "reach our destination". One day it might be true.....

[@pegleggz]

Fantastic - just in case!

[@stevep.8706]

I use an Aquaroll when not on a serviced pitch. When I’m on a pitch with it’s own tap I now use a Colapz Fresh Mini. It works perfectly and saves space and weight over the Aquaroll, which is never more than half full when using the float system. Definitely worth a look.

[@pegleggz]

Good idea 💡!

[@stephanieclarke2699]

Great video as usual we have only been caravanning for a short time and appreciate all the tips and advice you share cheers

[@CaravanShorts]

Enjoyed that one Dan, especially the tip for aligning the float up 👍 #CaravanTips

[@karvanznlife9227]

Started watching ur channel about 3 weeks ago absolutely love it my wife and i own a 1990 swift corniche 12/2 which we bought as a starter van i work on it a lot with respect i love the bloody thing i even had the president of swift owners club come over and comment on it recently lol but moving on soon need a 4 berth

[@M000VIES]

I picked up a smaller version of the aqua roll. Handy to have ready and full when the wife has been using too much conditioner and runs out of water half way through the shower. Saves me being sent all the way to refill.

[@TheCaravanNut]

Great vid Dan,s ome top tips. Good idea putting the hook up in the bag. cheers Martin 🙂

[@CaraVanOlogywithBecky]

Nice one :) Thankfully our youngest is very good at both steadies and aquaroll filling when we arrive on site, trouble is he's a bit over excitable so nearly caused me a heart attack when the handle came loose as he was happily wheeling back to the van down a very steep hill towards someone else's van at Trewethett!!!!!! Luckily I was with him so caught the barrel with a foot! Top tip - give the handle a bit of a squeeze about half way down both sides once in a while to ensure it's always firmly attached.

[@mikeland812]

Never realised the Aqua Roll had been around that long! 👍

[@ShouldIstayorshouldItownow]

Great tips filmed in a very easy way to understand. Thanks dan.

[@adamash6341]

Hi ..not long subscribed and I get a lot of tips and enjoy watching your channel ....one tip from me regarding mains fed aquaroll is very simple to make your own with a simple modification on a side entry torbeck valve cheap and cheerful and really works well ! ....Also very cheap ....I have made my own and it hasn't failed in 8 years ...great channel keep up the good work 👌

[@Mr1967flyingv]

Hi Dan, another great vid, keep up the good work.

[@TheFrenchiesMotorhomechannel]

Great tips Dan 👍 thanks

[@captaincoxyboy]

OMG, friend bought a folding camper and the aqua roll which came with it is the one in the 50 year old video🤓

[@SH-xq4dq]

I put mine in the bag right way up not upside down so any muck drops to bottom of the bag and doesn’t affect the filler end. Wash the carry bag now and again I see quite a few folks with a bit of plastic plumbing pipe with a string for filling , the pipe goes into aqua roll then loosely over the tap held in place with string , which gets round trying to fit onto the wide variety of taps To get the aqua roll to tap height I often just stand it on my just emptied waste water container. Rather than a second expensive Aquaroll I have a smaller easily carried , water container with a spout which can be used to top up the Aquaroll perhaps late at night when can’t be bothered going to the tap and it doubles as an easy top up to the toilet cistern.

[@Aquaroll]

Great Video Dan - Thank you for sharing your hints and tips, I'm sure will be really helpful for people. 👍🏻

[@TheTrudgians]

Thank you for your comments and your brilliant products. Take care Dan

[@lostweekendscaravan]

Hi I find that if you the truma system. I highly recommend replacing the filler hose with the Whale version that way you can use almost all of the water in the aqua roll. Thanks Phil 🙂

[@stevep.8706]

Dan is using the Whale pump. Much more flexible than the Truma version too.

[@spikeydave7368]

Dan's video on getting the Whale pump has been the best quality of life improvement I have made caravanning.😀

[@lostweekendscaravan]

Spikey Dave Yes we totally agree, huge improvement.

[@lostweekendscaravan]

Steve P Totally agree, the Whale pump is a huge improvement.

[@Jabber-ig3iw]

This was always my job when I was a kid. One of the many reasons why as an adult we went the motorhome route was not having to take water for a walk every day.

[@jamieeeccleston9887]

Very useful. Thank you

[@ajc7166]

I over fill mine the first time I fill up on site that way any thing that finds its way into the container floats out of the top when it overflows.

[@jamiemcneill3]

When storing your aqua roll between trips, mix up 2L of Milton or other steriliser and pour into the aqua roll, screw down the lids and shake. Leave the solution in the aqua roll until your next trip. A quick rinse with fresh water is all you need before using.

[@1122geoff]

If on a service pitch save the expense of a float and just fill up every day from your hose that is connected to your service pitch tap with a shut off valve attached at the Aqua roll end easy and cheaper , also instead of a short hose to fill the aqua roll at the service taps a short piece of plastic kitchen waste pipe is so much easier than trying to hold the hose on the tap , the pipe just slides over the tap spout .

[@Lifeat39000ft]

I never knew an aqua roll was so interesting! Thanks dan.

[@victorkent768]

Nice one Dan. Really must get a bay

[@andrewkirkland4740]

cheers Dan nice vid

[@richm6469]

On ours I've taken the top cap off and flipped the retaining strap, when in use the cap naturally falls underside down keeping it clean (ish) 👍

[@mikef2472]

I do the same with ours after seeing a robin resting on the aquaroll handle after drinking from old rainwater in the upward facing cap. I wasn't too bothered until I saw bird droppings around the top of the barrel.

[@anthearichardson1697]

That’s a good idea. I always try to turn our lid over to keep it clean as well, but it never works.

[@M000VIES]

Clever!

[@nickbedingfield1699]

My caravan has an internal watertank, and have also an external waterpump connection, so i can use the aqua rol to fill up the internal one on site.

[@chrisfigiel1150]

Hi Dan great vlogs as usual,my question is about your Bailey heating in your bedroom,as when your first got it in your Vlog you said it didn't seemed to working very well,and just wondered if its working ok,only we are about to purchase a Bailey SE,640 very similar to your van,and just wanted to make sure you get good heat in bedroom,as we go out all year round. Winter spring summer autumn ,so would like heating in bedroom when cold weather.Regards Chris

[@davidbower9025]

Very informative as always Dan, thank you! Never seen a flag pole at a camp site though - Ooooh Matron!! ;)

[@DJMarshy]

Good evening Iv looked all over but can’t seem find any Our aqua roll has hose feed from tap to aqua roll to keep topping it up but last year we found it froze up Iv looked and seen thermal jackets but none with side hole for hose pipe feed Do you no of any Thanks in advance for any help

[@cameronstevenson7138]

When i got my cvan the flap was missing from the water connection inlet as the hinge is broken i cant fix this is there anything you can suggest for this also as you know whats crawled into the pipe can you also suggest something to clean out the system thanks

[@nickjennings3500]

Hi Dan, back to basics, the type of vlog that drew me to your channel. You have still got the old magic. Many thanks & keep it up. Did you ever get the X5 sorted? regards Nick

[@TheTrudgians]

Nope, we never did. Its still on the drive, awaiting what we will do next.

[@richardfromcornwall5492]

Is there a system by which 2 aquarolls can be used so that once one is empty, the other one kicks in? And, when we were on a fully serviced pitch, we didn’t feed water through barrel but direct from tap to tap - were we wrong to do this?

[@jordiaguila6013]

Please I need to know the hole’s diameter to check if my watter bomb can enter into aquaroll. Thank you!

[@traceyoneill7684]

Thank you! I’m a newbie and about to opt fir the supafill option..it’s well over £200..do I need it when what you’ve shown looks perfectly adequate and I think..a fair bit less expensive?

[@lucapiovesana3568]

Interesting but it is not possible to use it in colder climates with below zero temperatures. British caravan have also an internal water tanks or not?

[@luciocancellara4995]

IF Cleaning/ Sterilizing the aqua roll with bSODA rather than just emptying the water afterwards can the water be used to run through the van to clean the pipes then redoing it with fresh ?

[@selfsufficientus2255]

Hi Dan as always a good watch but here in Australia you very rarely see an aqua role how come you's use them and not under van permanent tanks.

[@keys549]

Rodney Cunningham In Europe pitches do not have their own watertap. So you need to get water from a central point at the campsite. In that case permanent tanks are not the easiest things.

[@selfsufficientus2255]

@@keys549 ok thanks

[@reginaldshannon4220]

Have you done a video on being of grid with your caravan. Keeping you battery charged etc. I think it would be a very useful video even if you are on a serviced site and the power goes down

[@TheTrudgians]

Hi, yes we have - look at on our our 2017 videos covering this very subject. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5XPgH2qj7qYptU

[@acceptnone46]

Tyres on my Aqua Roll keep moving and sometimes slide off whilst rolling it. Any thoughts to keep tyres from moving?

[@thomasg6186]

Just picked up a erley metallic model fron the car boot for 10 quid

[@paulmcguire6397]

Great video Dan just wondered if you put the puriclean into the aquaroll every time you use it on site?

[@TheTrudgians]

Hi Paul, we only really use Puriclean once maybe twice a year - it all depends if we are getting a funny taste in the water or if the Aqua Roll smells a bit funky.

[@paulmcguire6397]

@@TheTrudgians Thanks for that Dan.

[@M000VIES]

When you get to the filler tap leave the handle on and fill it up from the side. What’s the point of taking off the handle twice?

[@nilakavanagh1698]

do you have a truma plug in and a whale pump, if so where did you buy it from, our truma plug is a nightmare. thanks for all your videos... all excellent

[@TheTrudgians]

Hi NIla, yes indeed I do have a Whale pump, if you are suffering with a Truma pump issue, watch this video - links to the product are in the video description. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHeWmIqOmL-DerM

[@nilakavanagh1698]

Thanks for your help, going to order one tonight.

[@stevechurchman1824]

Hi Dan. I’m probably being thick but I can’t see how the pump connector tube would work. The pump will surely be too thick to go down the tube. Maybe you could explain this please? Steve

[@TheTrudgians]

Hi Steve, it does depend on the pump (of course) but if you have the truma, you can disassemble the pistol (unclips) and remove the power connections and hose clip, then this allows you to slide the sleeve all the way down, i might show this in a future video. Hope that sort of helps. D

[@stevechurchman1824]

That seems like a bit of a chore to me. I gave up with the Truma pump years ago and now have the Whale equivalent so I don’t actually have a problem. I was just curious as to how it could work. Anyway, another easy to understand video. Well done. Steve.

[@davidmbell]

Some vans don’t have an external pump, but an internal one and just a narrow hose connected to the pistol inlet / connector, these would be narrow enough to slide down into the Aquaroll tube kit.

[@stevechurchman1824]

I could see how it would work with a pipe. Dan was talking about using it with the Truma pump. I just couldn’t see how it would work with a pump. Steve

[@caroleoakley5842]

The Trudgians o

[@2escapees1947]

Aquaroll and wastemaster available at great price only used once

[@ollysdiykoipond455]

No need to take the handle off just fill up from the side cap, you will still get the same amount of water

[@elainecox4398]

Do we know have to pay £4.99 a month to see any of your latest videos on utube, its a shame if we do now

[@TheTrudgians]

No, no one has said that, implied that or suggested that is the case.

[@jamesgoodwin2450]

I think I would leave the handle attached when supplying water to the caravan......more chance of someone falling over it hahahahaha im just nasty

[@leearmsby9671]

Really 👎 7mins of my life l will never get back

[@TheTrudgians]

Hi Lee, You don't actually have to watch the videos. You can, with no ill effect, no ramifications or consequence, watch something else instead.

[@spikeydave7368]

43 minutes less than the Tory leadership debate then, and still more informative 😂

[@leearmsby9671]

👎

[@garryclayton2001]

Great professional delivery Dan. You are a natural orator. Liked the bag and cable tip.